Review of the 15th Annual FLAME that took place in Amsterdam in March 2009


What Happened At Europe's Premier Gas & LNG Event?

Flame 2009 was an amazing success despite the current economic & financial crisis, drawing in 670 senior delegates from over 32 countries. The leading gas & LNG players came together over 4 days and discussed many pressing issues facing the industry.

Europe's premier gas & LNG event covered many key topics such as:

  • The Russia / Ukraine crisis and it's impact on Europe
  • The dynamics & challenges facing the growing LNG market
  • Security of supply & demand
  • Pipelines & infrastructure: Nabucco, Medgaz, South Stream, North Stream
  • The impact of the finaincial & economic crisis on energy companies & projects and strategies to forge ahead
  • G50: We celebrated 50 years of production from the Groningen field with Gasunie & Gasterra
  • Updates from The Netherlands, Germany, France, UK, The Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, China & The U.S.A
  • The role and future of unconventional gas
  • Swing & Storage and lost more!
  • The dynamics of the global economy and its impact on the energy markets
  • The truth behind the rise and fall of oil prices
  • Transportation & Transit update - bottlenecks and developments
  • An update on the 3rd Directive and various cases
  • The environment and climate change - company strategies to stay ahead of the game
  • Cross Commodities and gas trading

Outstanding Speakers at FLAME 2009 included

Stefan Judisch
Stefan Judisch COO RWE Supply & Trading
Nick Davies
Nick Davies Managing Director & CEO Arrow Energy
Rune Bjørnson
Rune Bjørnson EVP, Gas StatoilHydro
Philip Lowe
Philip Lowe Director General, Competition European Commission
Bo Xue
Bo Xue Commercial VP Guangdong Dapeng LNG
Philip Olivier
Philip Olivier President & CEO Global Suez LNG
Simon Bonini
Simon Bonini Director, LNG Centrica Energy
Alistair Buchanan
Alistair Buchanan Chief Executive Ofgem

Rave Reviews Of Flame 2009 by your peers

  • “I thought Flame 2009 was an extremely good event with consistently strong content throughout.  The fact that attendance was high despite the industry's drive to find economies, in my view, shows that this is regarded as a conference that you really shouldn't miss."


Phil Murphy, Head of Policy & Corporate Affairs, Europe & Central Asia, BG Group

  • "It was a pleasure to be at Flame 2009 and I look forward to future co-operation"

Karl-Peter Horstmann, Head of Market Design & Regulatory Affairs, RWE Supply & Trading

  • "I enjoyed the content and it was good to catch up with the LNG business"

Nick Davies, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Energy

  • "I can confirm that (not for the first time) I had a great time at Flame 2009 and in Amsterdam"

Senior Originator

  • "Thank you for organising an excellent event again!"

Hansch van der Velden, Corporate Communications Director, Gasunie


FLAME 2009 in the News

Reuters: EU eyes gas cut warning tool in transit countries...read more

Bloomberg: Arrow is at "difficult point" in bid for pure energy, CEO says...read more

Energia.nl: Cirkel van gasrotonde blijkt groter dan Nederland of België...read more

Interactive Investor: Gas project delays risk future price spike...read more

Financial Times: World Diary...read more

 

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